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I see and write things first as an artist, second as a woman, and third as a New Yorker. All three have built-in perspectives that aren't neutral.

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Laurie Anderson
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: June 5
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The main thing that attracts me to Buddhism is probably what attracts every artist to being an artist - that it's a godlike thing. You are the ultimate authority. There is no other ultimate authority.
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I wanted to stay hooked because it was the first time I've been part of the tradition where forgetting was just fine. You do it, you try, you forget, you fail.
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I am a New Yorker, one I'm an artist, two I'm a woman, three.
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I'm one of the first Americans who wasn't a torturer or an interrogator.
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Audiences, whether they're seeing a film or a reading or whatever it is, a concert, they decide very quickly what kind of show it is, and then they judge it. They judge the rest of the thing by whether it conforms to their rules for what a good symphony orchestra would be.
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People who were born alone are defined by feelings like Who's gonna be with me when I die? Who will ever understand me? Will I always feel so alone? Maybe if I write a book... and you forget that that doesn't help you so much.
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When love is gone, there's always justice. And when justice is gone, there's always force. And when force is gone, there's always Mom. Hi, Mom!
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So many things have happened to me in my life that I could be phobic about.
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Freedon is a scary thing. Most people don't want it.
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And there was a beutiful view But nobody could see Cause everybody on the island Was saying Look at me! Look at me.
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Shining in the midnight moonlight, while the King sings love me tender.
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If you're a young artist, wondering what to call yourself, consider 'multimedia artist.' It's so vague. Then, no one can say, 'Hey, how come you're a jazz person, and you're making a pop opera?
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Being an artist is a totally godlike thing to do - and I have a god complex.
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My job is to make images and leave the decision-making and conclusion-draw ing to other people.
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What happens when you're in a crash is you join a crash club, and you talk endlessly about your crash because you don't want to bore your friends with it. And they've heard about the crash so many times.
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Don't be afraid of anyone. Imagine your life if you're not afraid of anyone.
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Technology is the campfire around which we tell our stories.
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The right to carry a gun has nothing to do with the rights of other people.
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